barely in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for barely in the English»French Dictionary

barely [Brit ˈbɛːli, Am ˈbɛrli] ADV

1. barely audible, capable, conscious, disguised:

barely

à peine, tout juste

to be barely able to walk

pouvoir à peine or tout juste marcher

barely 12 hours later

à peine 12 heures plus tard

barely concealed hostility

hostilité à peine dissimulée

she had barely finished when

elle venait juste de finir quand

2. barely furnished:

barely

pauvrement

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barely perceptible

à peine perceptible

he was barely coherent (through fatigue, alcohol)

on avait peine à le comprendre

barely or scarcely printable

difficilement publiable

he's barely functional before 10 o'clock hum

il a du mal à émerger avant 10 heures

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péniblement atteindre, se vendre

barely

méconnaissable (difficile à reconnaître)

barely recognizable

faiblement fréquenté

barely

à peine compréhensible

barely comprehensible

à peine mangeable

barely edible

barely in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barely in the English»French Dictionary

barely [ˈbeəli, Am ˈber-] ADV

1. barely (hardly):

barely

à peine

2. barely (scantily):

barely furnished

pauvrement

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barely audible

presque inaudible

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difficilement

barely

les différences les plus insaisissables

barely perceptible differences

avoir un minimum vital

to have barely enough to live on

ça rembourse à peine les frais de fonctionnement

it barely covers operating costs

juste

barely enough

cela entre juste

that barely fits in

être à la limite du supportable

to be just barely tolerable

barely Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

barely audible

presque inaudible

to have barely enough to live on

avoir un minimum vital

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He barely survives the trip, and dies shortly after landing.

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Passenger service which consisted of coach-only local trains lasted barely long enough to be dieselized.

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He got malaria, and he barely survived it because he had quinine.

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The other characters had no idea, as the affair had barely started that very evening.

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Local authorities were barely able to bring the mob under control.

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The book, for instance, says that fresh roach is not very tasty and barely useful; it is, therefore, best used to feed the servants.

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The cutting and station area have long been long filled in and the station site is now barely traceable.

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The women had limited rights and privileges and were barely considered citizens.

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We could barely stay in the room with each other.

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The current ion beams today would barely cause a human to flinch or even notice a touch if hit.

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